51st Avenue & 27th Street
The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and 27th Street is in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Smiling Hogshead Ranch is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Hunters Point Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hunters Point Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Hunters Point Av 70.4 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hunters Point Project” (2012) by Tricia Keightley at the Hunters Point Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Borden Av/Review Av, 800 feet away, for the Q67.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Borden Av/Review Av Q67800 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 49 Ave & 27 St 25 docks in all540 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4804 31st Place Gas station0.5 miles
- 46-71 30th Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Long Island City-Hunters Point
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 27th Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 51st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 51st Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Smiling Hogshead Ranch Garden1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 27th Street 20 feet
- 50th Avenue & 27th Street 260 feet
- Borden Avenue & 27th Street 270 feet
- Borden Avenue Bridge & Borden Avenue 320 feet
- 27th Street & 49th Avenue 520 feet
- 49th Avenue & Davis Court 600 feet
- 51st Avenue & 25th Street 660 feet
- 27th Street & Pearson Place 740 feet
See every intersection along 27th Street or 51st Avenue.